Elections

• 
  Elections

  2021-01-11

  Japarov vows to fight corruption, bring transparency to government

  In just 3 months, Sadyr Japarov has risen from prisoner to president of Kyrgyzstan.

• 
  Elections

  2021-01-08

  Turbulent Kyrgyzstan braces for another election

  Voters in Kyrgyzstan will choose a new president and possibly a new system of government on January 10 as the country seeks to move on from an October political crisis.

• 
  Elections

  2020-11-13

  US to help fund upcoming elections in Kyrgyzstan

  The assistance will be used to back the Central Election Commission in administering parliamentary and presidential elections that follow democratic standards and Kyrgyz law.

• 
  Elections

  2020-10-22

  Russia, Iran caught trying to intimidate US voters ahead of key election

  Russia, Iran and China have a long history of social media disinformation efforts aimed at influencing US voters, US intelligence officials warn.

• 
  Elections

  2020-10-16

  Kyrgyzstan mulls December parliamentary elections in bid to end political unrest

  Speaking in parliament, Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov confirmed his resignation, and MPs applauded him as he left the room.

• 
  Elections

  2020-10-06

  Violence breaks out in Kyrgyzstan as elections cancelled on vote-buying allegations

  Accusations of pro-Russian parties' mass vote-buying campaigns spurred the move by Kyrgyzstan's Central Electoral Commission.

• 
  Elections

  2020-09-15

  Putin, Lukashenka are in same sinking boat, observers say

  Facing increasing opposition from voters, the two leaders are clinging to each other for support -- with Putin promising a $1.5 billion loan and Lukashenka vowing closer ties with 'our older brother'.

• 
  Elections

  2020-08-21

  Shadow of Kremlin looms over suppression of demonstrators in Belarus

  The protest movement in Belarus has come at an awkward time for the Kremlin with Putin's own popularity sharply eroded, and signs clearly point to Moscow's backing of the crackdown.

• 
  Elections

  2020-01-27

  Iran's president denounces country's conservative rulers after candidates banned

  The Guardian Council, a body close to the country's hardliners, blocked almost 10,000 candidates from contesting upcoming polls in what the president has called a threat to the nation.

• 
  Elections

  2019-12-23

  Uzbeks vote in 'historic' polls under pro-reform president

  Liberalisation is continuing under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, analysts say.